While the tour was going on about the African Power Structure, this statue caught my eye.  At a first glimpse, it looks pretty simple, but when I went for a closer glimpse, I noticed alot of detail.  Firstly, the whole artwork is very detailed, from the face to the body, to the child resting on the mother.  Next the wood looked very high quality, meaning this structure was definitely important.

If you take a closer look at the ‘chair’ that she is sitting on, you will notice that it really isn’t a chair.  Instead, it a 2 legged stool, with her two front legs acting as the legs of the chair.  In reality, this is impossible, unless the chair is glued to the person, but of course, since this is art, it is possible.  It just struck me how this figure was defying gravity.

P.S. This artwork had alot of security! As I moved my hand in to capture a better shot, the alarm went off, again proving it’s significance.